Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM390
Name
Two Round Barrows 300m North of Tair Onnen
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Welsh St. Donats
Easting
304182
Northing
174914
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Round Barrow
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of two earthen built round barrows, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC).
Barrow A - This is a low mound measuring c. 0.7m high by 30m in diameter.
Barrow B - This is a low indeterminate mound c. 0.30m high on the eastern edge of the field.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Barrows may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.